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| 2016-08-27 |
| h/t Gates of Vienna According to most polls taken since last month’s party conventions, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton enjoys an insurmountable lead over Republican nominee Donald Trump. Consequently, a number of commentators on both sides of the partisan divide have declared the race over. Clinton, they say, has won. There are several problems with this conclusion. First of all, the "official campaign," won’t begin until September 26, when Clinton and Trump face off in their first presidential debate. Clinton is not a stellar debater and Trump, a seasoned entertainer excels in these formats. Second, recent polls indicate that Trump is closing the gap. Whereas until this past week Clinton enjoyed a 6-8 point lead in the polls, in two polls taken this week, her lead had contracted to a mere 1-3 points. Third, it is quite possible that Clinton’s problems have only begun. Her peak popularity may be behind her. Since her nomination, barely a day has passed without another stunning expose of apparently corrupt behavior on the part of Clinton and her closest advisors. This week’s AP report that half of Clinton’s non-official visitors during her tenure as secretary of state were donors to the Clinton Foundation was merely the latest blow. ...On the eve of his 2008 electoral victory, Barack Obama pledged to "fundamentally transform," America. He kept his word. ...Trump is no Billy Sunday. He is not a champion of free trade or social conservativism. He isn’t a neoconservative interventionist. Trump is the bar brawler who says things no one else will say. And the people who lack faith in the country’s ability to help them, who have lost hope that things that used to work can work again adore him for it. This brings us to the issue of the lessons that will be learned by Republican voters if Trump loses as the NeverTrumpsters hope and expect. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #8 Rob---that is the most compelling reason for Trump, heh! Besides being the only alternative to a massive criminal enterprise..... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-08-27 16:30 |
| #7 The government is bankrupt -- why not a president with experience with bankruptcy? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2016-08-27 14:16 |
| #6 Nobody points out the elephant in the room, and that is that the US govt is bankrupt and insolvent, except for the ability to create dollars out of thin air and sell them as T-bills. Once direct bank to bank foreign currency transactions are widespread, nobody will need the US dollar as a reserve currency. The value of the dollar collapses, then the US govt collapses. The presidential election is just Kabuki Theater. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-08-27 13:57 |
| #5 Indeed, JohnQC. We've been doing the Bush/Clinton thing since 1988 and since then the country has been on a long, slow, gradual decline. It is time to try something else. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-08-27 12:29 |
| #4 Trump has an appealing message. However, I'm not sure G_D himself could straighten out the mess in Washington. It is time to be done with the Bush and Clinton political dynasties. Give someone new a try. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-08-27 11:33 |
| #3 So, Trump can't win, but Hillary might lose? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-08-27 10:32 |
| #2 If the Republican Party even exists in 2020 and 2024, its candidates will make Trump look like a Moderate. No need to wait. Trump is a moderate - at best. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2016-08-27 10:11 |
| #1 Third, it is quite possible that Clinton’s problems have only begun. My abiding hope and heartfelt prayer. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-08-27 09:11 |